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EFTA02519521 | EFTA02519525 He =xplained that his resignation had a broader context, relating to his =oncerns about sexism and online harassment in the skeptical movement. =ut he said that CFI's continued embrace of Krauss, in the face of =oncerns expressed by staff, was what "pushed me over the edge." Sincerely, Peter Aldhous On 12/10/17 7:27 PM, Ronald =indsay wrote: Dear Mr. =ldhous, Let me note a couple of =hings at the outset. First, I would be happy to speak to you regarding =he allegations in your email. You can reach me at my cell phone number, =hich is However, I am unavailable tomorrow (Monday) =ecause of prior commitments until approximately 7:45 =M. Next, you should know that ='m not an employee of CFI nor do I have any authority to speak =n behalf of CFI. I'm writing to you from my personal email =ccount in part to underscore that point. I do retain a CFI email =ddress in part as a courtesy to me and in part because it serves a =usiness purpose (for example, I still receive occasional emails =ddressed to the president of the organization). Turning to the substance of your allegations, first you should be aware that I take the issue of sexual harassment very =eriously. This is confirmed by the fact that after I was hired by CFI =s its inhouse lawyer (a position I held prior to becoming president =nd CEO) I insisted that the organization adopt a comprehensive =ero-tolerance harassment policy covering workplace harassment. =oreover, during the time I was president and CEO we had three separate =tate trainings for the entire staff on sexual harassment issues. In =ddition, where necessary, we did not hesitate to expend significant =esources, including retaining outside investigators, to conduct =erious, detailed inquiries into harassment claims. One such inquiry =ost the organization over $40,000. Therefore, any suggestion that I do =ot personally take harassment claims seriously is amply disconfirmed by =y record. Regarding the alleged =ncident on the 2011 cruise, the first I became aware of it was when Pat =eauchamp, CFI's business manager and the employee responsible =or cruise logistics, wrote to me in 2013 indicating she objected to =nviting Lawrence Krauss on our upcoming Galapagos cruise. I found this =trange, and I responded to her almost immediately asking the reasons =or her objection. She gave two reasons. The first was that Krauss did =ot pay sufficient attention to the guests on the 2011 cruise. I had =eard this concern from one guest myself; on the other hand, I also =eard from several guests that they thought Krauss's =resentations were excellent and a highlight of the cruise. Accordingly, = did not give this concern much weight. The second reason was that Krauss had allegedly asked a =emale guest on the cruise to join him and his partner, apparently for =ome sort of sexual activity (I cannot recall whether Krauss was engaged =r married or just seriously involved with his female companion at the =ime, although they were clearly romantically involved and seemed very =uch in love). This is the first I had heard of this proposition. No =omplaint by the guest or anyone else had been made to me at the time of =he cruise, although I was on the cruise and clearly visible throughout =he cruise. 5 EFTA_R1_01655758 EFTA02519525 Epstein Web iOS app on the App Store.
April 12, 2026 at 7:41 AM